Getting married, but don’t have a clue where to start?
How about here.
Here is the ultimate guide to your Scottish Borders wedding.
As your Independent Celebrant covering Kelso and the Scottish Borders, I have compiled a list of spectacular businesses who can turn your wedding from great to out of this world.
Wedding Venues:
The Scottish Borders is blessed with having some of the most stunning views, together with some truly memorable venues. Your wedding deserves to be exactly as you dream it to be, located in a place you truly adore. You may have a dream venue in mind, you may not. Either way, here’s some delights that may just tempt you:
Netherbyres House: Offering you the complete wedding weekend, you can have your wedding exactly your way with the option of an outdoors or indoors wedding. Located on the outskirts of Eyemouth, Berwickshire.
Kippilaw House: Dream of a wedding which truly reflects you and your loved one? Kippilaw House can deliver you just that. Based in Melrose on the Scottish Borders, it’s ideally located and can cater to your intimate or grander wedding day.
Dryburgh Abbey Hotel: Equipped with all of the facilities you could need, Dryburgh Abbey is not only luxurious, it can cater for your needs and budget. Located in Melrose, it’s only an hours’ drive from the Scottish Capital, Edinburgh.
Schloss Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course: Fresh, modern, and breath-taking. Your big day really could be a day to remember at the Schloss Roxburghe Hotel, Kelso, complete with all the trimmings.
Dalhousie Castle: I couldn’t compile a list of fantastic wedding venues, without including a castle (or three). The first, Dalhousie Castle, Scotland’s oldest inhabited castle complete with towers, turrets and a moat. In other words, a complete fairy tale, located just 8 miles from Edinburgh.
Bothwick Castle: Majestic, rural and the perfect setting for your magical wedding. A truly Scottish wedding, Bothwick Castle, based in North Middleton could be the ideal setting for the start of your next chapter.
Duns Castle: If you dream of a Medieval wedding, let Duns Castle be your chosen venue. Not only can guests enjoy the impressive high gothic walls, they can also absorb the extensive landscape.
Wedderlie House: Based by Westruther, Wedderlie House provides you with a stunning canvas to create a wedding that is truly reflective to you and your loved one. With exclusive hire of the venue, you could really make a wedding weekend of it.
Wedding Dress:
To many, the dress is the statement piece of a wedding. However important you deem your wedding dress to be on the day, there is one thing all brides can agree on. It’s important to get it right.
The Scottish Borders are blessed to house many Wedding Dress Boutiques, covering vast ranges, colours, styles and to suit a range of budgets.
Border Brides: Located in Hawick, Border Brides pride themselves in helping brides-to-be find THE dress. With prices starting from £200, you could benefit from not only your dream dress, but you could also kit-out your bridesmaids and more.
Whimsical Bride: Available via appointments only, Lauder based Whimsical Bride showcase unique and inspiring designer dresses together with handmade accessories. You could be connected with THE dress with help from the very helpful team behind Whimsical Bride.
Reflections: Kelso’s bridal boutique, Reflections, is an appointment only wedding dress shop, stocking a range of global brands. Promising to help connect you with your dress, the team at Reflections are experts in finding the perfect match.
Pan Pan Bridal: Edinburgh’s Pan Pan Bridal focus on providing brides-to-be with the complete experience. From dress selection to tailoring, together with a stand-out service, you really will feel on-top of the world, with thanks to the Pan Pan Bridal team.
True Bride: Located in Hawick, True Bride promise to turn the “dress of your dreams into a sensational reality”. With an in-house design team, True Bride benefits from a number of stores throughout the UK.
Bliss Studio – Bridal Dress Agency: More than just a wedding dress shop, a chance to find your dream dress with a sustainable benefit. Your choice of stunning gowns include samples and once-worn dresses at highly affordable prices.
Suits and Kilts:
Why should the dress get all the glory on the day, when it’s just as important to look suave and sophisticated on your big day? The Scottish Borders house some fantastic suit and (seeing as it’s Scotland) kilt purchase and hire outlets, here’s just some that are worthwhile shouting out about:
Humes Outfitters: Kelso’s Hume Outfitters stock a range of country fashion for men and women. But what makes them stand out is their range of two and three-piece suits and tweed suits.
Tartan Plus Tweed: Based in Galasheils, Tartan Plus Tweed allow you to hire the ideal Kilt to complete your day.
The Kilt Store: From jackets and waistcoats to trousers and trews, Dalkeith’s The Kilt Store have a wide range of outfits and suits to make your look just right.
Bowdens Kilt Hire: Look on top form with help from Bowdens Kilt Hire, based in the heart of Edinburgh. Whether you’re seeking a Kilt or a Dinner Suit, or full Morning Wear, Bowdens can help you get the look just right.
Florists:
Your wedding day should be exactly how you dream it to be, right down to the smallest detail. Flowers add that little bit of colourful magic to your day, and with a county of expert florists on-hand, your Scottish Borders wedding will be more than perfect.
Get Knotted: Earlston based Get Knotted offer more than connecting you with ideal florists, they’re dedicated wedding planners who can connect you with styling, prop hires and venues. Get Knotted design beautiful floral bouquets, venue flowers, centre pieces and accessories.
Scent Flowers: Earlston’s florist, Christine Hannay, promise to help complete your day, with stunning floral displays. Serving surrounding towns, Scent Flowers guarantees to brighten up your day.
Flowers by McKenzie: Kelso’s family-run florists promises quality and imaginative floral arrangements to truly compliment your day.
The Daisy Chain Floral Design: Natural, beautiful flowers from small hand-tied arrangements to large wedding designs, East Lothian’s Daisy Chain guarantees effortless, floral perfection.
Border Blooms: Brightening-up Kelso and the Scottish Borders, professional, award-winning florist Gail Watson can provide all of your floral requirements, Including a plethora of flowers to add even more colour to your dream day.
Lottie Longman: East Lothian’s very own florist, offering a wide range of services from small intimate weddings to large seasonal workshops and bespoke events. Let Lottie Longman play a part in your day.
Charlies Florist: Flowers have a wonderful way of brightening your day, so make sure you do it justice. Charlies Florist can do just that. Based in Hawick, the team are on-hand to utilise their expertise to add some colour to your special day.
Hairdressers & Make-Up:
It’s only fair that on your wedding day, you look and feel the very best version of yourself. With an army of hairdressers and make-up artists on-hand to work their magic on the county’s brides.
Signature Hair Salon: Whether you’re wearing your hair up in a stunning up-do, or beautifully down, Kelso’s Signature Hair Salon can work their magic, enhancing your look to be exactly what you dreamed of for your big day.
Danielle Wilkinson Hairdressing: Based in Duns, Danielle Wilkinson is highly experienced Bridal Hair specialist, who delivers a personal service time and time again.
Belle Bridal Hair and Beauty: Everyone deserves a little TLC on their wedding day, and that’s exactly what Belle Bridal Hair and Beauty do, covering brides across Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians area.
Gorgeous Hair and Beauty Salon: Not only is Kelso in the heart of the Scottish Borders, it also houses two fantastic salons, on-hand to give brides-to-be the perfect spruce-up, ready for their dream wedding day. Gorgeous Hair Salon provides a friendly and five-star service time and time again.
Signature Hair by Kirsty: Based in Innerleithen, Scottish Borders, Signature Hair’s Kirsty has a wealth of expertise in working her magic on individual looks.
AMM Team: Covering the whole of Scotland, AMM is made-up freelance hair and make-up artists, who work their magic for brides as they enter into their happily ever after.
Car Hire:
Why drive yourself to your wedding day, when you can enjoy a day of luxury? Reach your wedding venue in style with thanks to the Scottish Borders’ car hire experts.
The Wedding Car Hire People: Some of the finest classic and luxury car hires in the Scottish Borders, you pick the car and the Wedding Car Hire People will supply it for your big day.
Xclusive Limos & Wedding Car Hire: Get chauffeured to your wedding day in style with Xclusive, covering all major towns in Scotland and England. With a range of limousines available in their fleet, you will have the pick of the bunch.
Lothian Classic Wedding Cars: Covering Edinburgh and the Lothians, this family-run car hire firm can offer you classic cars from the Austin Sheerline Limousine, to the classic Bently.
Ecosse EV: One of Scotland’s leading Tesla chauffeured services, promising you the height of luxury travel on your wedding day.
Cake:
What’s a wedding without Cake? If you’re hunting for inspiration for your show-stopping cake, here are just some of the Scottish Borders’ finest.
The Dessert Diva: This family-run business is Kelso’s secret trove of sweet goodness. Specialising in wedding cakes, celebration cakes and cupcakes, once you try the Desert Diva, you’ll officially be hooked.
Heavenly Cakes: Located in Melrose, Scottish Borders, Heavenly Cakes is a five-star rated wedding cake expert, who deliver a taste sensation time and time again.
Cakes by Nikki Sloan: Whatever the celebration, you’re going to want to try Cakes by Nikki Sloan. Delivering cakes across the Scottish Borders, Edinburgh and beyond, your wedding will be complete with the cake of your dreams.
Once you have your dream Scottish Borders wedding pulled together, make sure it’s all delivered with a touch of personality, through yours truly. Your dedicated Celebrant to make sure your dream day is everything you dreamed it can be, and more.
For more information, contact Surrounded By Love, Celebrant covering the Scottish Borders.
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